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African Solutions to African Problems ASAP was founded in 2004 in response to the devastation of HIV and extreme poverty on children’s lives in remote, rural communities in South Africa.

ASAP empowers proactive women and youth to create and drive poverty alleviation initiatives in rural communities: ensuring basic rights of children, shifting gender based violence, providing victim support and creating food security farming enterprises. ASAP is a small, well-established organisation that delivers a big impact by partnering with proactive rural women to uplift themselves, transform their communities and bring hope to orphans and vulnerable children. We benefit from fundraising arms in the UK and US, and operate in the Alfred Nzo district, Eastern Cape: South Africa’s poorest municipality (IRR 2019) and part of the world’s hardest-hit HIV area. Our Vision: Thriving, resilient rural communities where all children develop optimally. Our Mission: to connect rural community members, particularly women and youth, to their own power to identify challenges and create positive change towards poverty alleviation in their communities.

I want to take a moment to celebrate a huge personal milestone! 🎉I recently graduated from my Market Gardening training ...
19/10/2026

I want to take a moment to celebrate a huge personal milestone! 🎉

I recently graduated from my Market Gardening training at Siyazisa, where I earned my certificate! 📜✨

The journey required real dedication and hard work. We covered both theory and practical work in crop management, pest control, food safety, packaging hygiene, post-harvest nutrition, and business risk management. I also gained a deep understanding of the health benefits of organic farming.

Graduation day was deeply special to me. Standing up in front of a crowd to receive a certificate was a first in my life. My heart was pounding with nervousness but filled with pure joy! 💓

I walked away with a new mindset: the money you earn from a job comes and goes, but the skills and knowledge you gain stay with you forever.

Thank you so much to ASAP for giving me this opportunity. Long live ASAP! 🙏🏽🌱

~ Sizeka Phama

True strength protects. In villages across Alfred Nzo District, initiation season is drawing near. As young sons prepare...
16/10/2026

True strength protects. In villages across Alfred Nzo District, initiation season is drawing near. As young sons prepare for their timeless rite of passage, ASAP walks shoulder to shoulder with traditional elders and tribal leadership.

We bring education on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) directly into the heart of this cultural transition. This initiative builds on our work where 67 young men were reached through a pilot GBV-informed initiation ceremony. Together with traditional leaders, we teach initiates that becoming a real man means standing against abuse, honoring women and children, and protecting their homes.

When we teach a young boy respect today, we safeguard an entire family tomorrow. "Mabaye bephila, babuye bephila". (May they go in health, and return in health) as honorable, protective men who make our nation proud. ❤️

In 2018, at 31, Mfundo Nongalo was told it was too late to start farming from scratch without an inheritance or sponsor....
15/10/2026

In 2018, at 31, Mfundo Nongalo was told it was too late to start farming from scratch without an inheritance or sponsor. He started anyway. He named his initiative Siyaphambili Ngendyebo Cooperative, meaning "We Go Forward with Abundance."

It was not a trendy project. It was a grown man's decision. He saw jobs come and go, leaving empty promises behind. Looking at a dry plot of land with mountains in the distance, Mfundo knew the wealth was right there under his feet.

People doubted him. They said farming is only for old men or people with tractors. Mfundo had only his hands. For years in his blue overall, he worked to learn which onion seeds germinate in that soil, how to cure a harvest without washing it, and how to wake up long before the sun.

Now at 39, he bends over his land to pull neat rows of green onions. That is eight years of persistence, trial and error, and bringing partners like ASAP on board for skills development. Today, Siyaphambili Ngendyebo Cooperative feeds homes and employs young people, proving that a man can build something lasting from dust. He did not look for wealth. He grew it. 🌱

Happy Heritage Day Team! 🇿🇦Dumelang, Molweni, Hallo, Sawubona!Today I just want to celebrate all of you my Sotho, Xhosa,...
24/09/2026

Happy Heritage Day Team! 🇿🇦

Dumelang, Molweni, Hallo, Sawubona!

Today I just want to celebrate all of you my Sotho, Xhosa, Afrikaner and Ndebele colleagues.

Thank you for sharing your cultures, your languages, your stories and your food with me every day. Working with you has taught me so much, and it reminds me how beautiful our rainbow nation is when we stand together.

May we continue to learn from each other, respect each other, and build together as one team with many beautiful roots.

Enjoy this special day with your families. Wear your heritage with pride!

Happy Heritage Day! Letsatsi le monate la Lefa! Usuku Olumnandi Lwamagugu! Gelukkige Erfenisdag!

With appreciation,
Kananelo

"Look at this harvest!" - Sivuyile Damane brought madumbe seeds home from the HCI Foundation Farmers' Food Indaba, hoste...
12/09/2026

"Look at this harvest!" - Sivuyile Damane brought madumbe seeds home from the HCI Foundation Farmers' Food Indaba, hosted at Siyazisiza in KZN, and took the chance to plant them back home. Despite the brutal frost, long dry spells, and unpredictable weather that usually tests local growers, his harvest paid off.

This yield marks a first for the Damane family. Sivuyile farms at Siyaphambili Farm, meaning "We Go Forward." His success highlights the power of horizontal learning, where farmers swap indigenous seeds, practical wisdom, and proven techniques across regions. Traditional crops like madumbe are built for these exact conditions, offering climate resilience when mainstream crops fail.

We extend our thanks to the HCI Foundation for initiating the Food Indaba for local farmers to gain access to cross-regional learning networks, which leads to improved diversity and resilience. 🌱

Thirty-five children in Lufefeni village packed into a single mud-brick room to access ECD at Khwezi Pre-school. That is...
08/09/2026

Thirty-five children in Lufefeni village packed into a single mud-brick room to access ECD at Khwezi Pre-school. That is often the hard reality of space in the last mile. But this community did not wait around for outside help.

Every single household in the stepped up, contributing ten bricks to build a second classroom. One man volunteered to build the structure. When the preschool needed a kitchen area, households chipped in again, donating the zinc sheet to build an informal dwelling for cooking meals.

This is what starting from 'what a community already has' looks like in action. Parents in Lufefeni village ensure their young children attend this Early Childhood Development Centre (ECD), creating a space for learning from the very start.

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Substance abuse casts a heavy shadow over Cedarville community, leaving little children exposed to neglect. St Judes Pre...
04/09/2026

Substance abuse casts a heavy shadow over Cedarville community, leaving little children exposed to neglect. St Judes Pre-school currently nurtures 44 young learners, yet over 200 young children in this same community remain outside any early learning centre. Left unsupervised at home during the day, these toddlers wander close to local roads. One child was recently hit by a car while playing unattended on the street.

That accident could have been prevented. A structured, community-based early childhood development programme keeps children safe, fed, and stimulated until home time.
The people of Cedarville community already have dedicated practitioners like the team at St Judes who see the crisis clearly. What these 200 children need now is a secure place to learn and grow every day. ASAP Foundation is partnering with local women and practitioners to expand structured early childhood care across Cedarville community, ensuring no child is left playing in dangerous corners. 🌈

27/08/2026

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She's 13, sitting in the back row of a Grade 8 classroom in one of our rural villages. At home, she has learned to expec...
26/08/2026

She's 13, sitting in the back row of a Grade 8 classroom in one of our rural villages. At home, she has learned to expect shouting, breaking, and her mother's tears. She carries that fear to school every day. And when a classmate bumps her desk by accident, it comes out as anger, because anger is the only language she's been taught.

Her classmates see a 'difficult' child. Look closer, and you see a girl who was taught that violence is how you protect yourself.

This is why ASAP goes classroom to classroom with our Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) dialogues to reach learners from Grade 8 to Grade 11 before their pain hardens into more violence. Through honest conversation and mentorship, we help them name what they're feeling, understand their rights, and know where to find help.

Every child we reach is a chance to break a cycle before it repeats itself. ❤️

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When heavy snow blankets the mountains and valley floors surrounding Matatiele village, we worry along with our communit...
21/08/2026

When heavy snow blankets the mountains and valley floors surrounding Matatiele village, we worry along with our community farmers. Months of work and care can freeze in a single afternoon. Last week brought a severe snowfall, but the shade netting installed across local farm plots stood firm as vital climate resilience infrastructure.

Heavy snow weight created a few sagging spots that now require minor repairs. But the crops underneath survived and we can safely say that smart design and proper structures added to climate resilience to protect farmers' income and community nutrition. 🌱

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